Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Chocolate Waffles

I love waffles. I love them more with real whipped cream and homemade blueberry sauce. That's what we had for lunch today folks. So good. I'm a little addicted to that foodgawker site:) Although the chocolate waffles were good, I think I'd rather have a healthier waffle and let all the fat come from the whipping cream. Oh man, whipping cream with vanilla bean sugar....

I take a lot of head shots of my kids. I realize this. It's just that I rarely take my camera out when we leave the house because it's a bit hard watching the kids (let's be honest, it's my crazy Koen that must be watched closely) and taking pictures. So, there are a lot of pictures from inside the house. If Gary is along for an outing, it's not a problem having the camera too.

Here are some more pictures of my absolutely adorable kids, who are both sick with colds. Apparently when Koen has a cold, he has to stay up all night and when we take him into our bed, he spends half an hour jumping on me and Gary and then gets sent back to his room after his runny nose has been wiped all over our duvet cover. He would seriously stand on the bed, lift his arms into the air, and then body slam onto one of us and giggle away. Then, he'd get up, walk to the other person and do the same. I don't mind losing one nights sleep to a cute little boy, but let's hope tonight is better!

(How did I get him to smile? I said, `Thomas the train farted'. That's boy humour for you, folks! I'm learning.)

Is it just me, or is Kai growing up?

Today Koen walked about 8 blocks without me having to carry him. He refuses to hold my hand so there was a lot of redirecting him. Thankfully Kai was patient with us.Kai looking out the front window, watching the excavator working across the street. When we walked by them later in the day, Kai asked them what they were doing and they chatted with him. Kai then told me, `They really like me mommy, I should invite them to my birthday party!'. What is up with wanting to invite strangers to your birthday party? Last night when we went for a walk, he asked a random lady with a beautiful dog if she wanted to come. She declined. He told me later he actually only wanted the dog to come, not the lady.Well, still awaiting `the call' for the birth photo shoot I'm going to do. She is now 8 days overdue so I'm assuming it will be in the next two days:)

Both sick with colds? I'm dealing with a sicky right now too... What are some ways that you guys cope with the stuffed up nose and breathing at night? Any cold tips besides Tylenol, humidifiers and cuddles? We're blessed though as this is our FIRST cold ever but boy, is it ever nasty!

Erin, the only extra thing I can think of with colds are;1. Saline drops for baby's nose..it helps loosen up the mucus.2. Having a warm bath right before bed helps loosen and clean up their nose.That's all I've got:)Louise

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Hi, I'm Louise! I'm a mom of three (five right now through fostering) and wife of super chef and science teacher, Gary. I love the great outdoors, photography, and spending time together as a family. Oh, and silence.